Collin first contacted the Coast Guard Thursday afternoon from his 29-foot sailboat, the Grail Pilgrin. The engine on the sailboat had failed while he was en route to Bermuda from the Grail Pilgrin's home port in Halifax, Canada.

The Coast Guard was on the scene Friday but rough weather prevented a rescue team from getting close enough to get him off the boat.

Yesterday morning, wave heights had dropped to 1 foot and a small boat crew launched from the Tahoma was able to take Collin off the sailboat before 7 a.m., Terrell said.

Collin was in high spirits and, aside from a little sea sickness, in stable condition, Terrell said. The Tahoma headed to Boston yesterday but was not expected to arrive until today, she said.

The Grail Pilgrin was left at sea but the crew of the Tahoma placed a locator beacon on the sailboat so Collin could retrieve the vessel later.